ADAO Asbestos Conference Speaker: John C. Ruckdeschel

John C. Ruckdeschel is one of the scheduled speakers at the 2008 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Conference, scheduled for March 28-30, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. For your information, the following biographical information was obtained from several online sources.

Dr. Ruckdeschel is president and chief executive officer of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Cancer Center, as well as associate dean of cancer affairs at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine.

An internationally recognized lung cancer physician and researcher, Dr. Ruckdeschel earned a B.S. in Biology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York. He completed his medical degree at the Albany Medical College in 1971. He interned at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, followed by a fellowship at the National Cancer Institute in Washington, D.C. He completed his residency at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital in 1976. Dr. Ruckdeschel is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology.